What if the last thing you've worked on and are proud of is from 5 years ago? Would you still reference that project when you 're asked 'what's a project you're proud of?'or would you worry more about relevancy and recency? I haven't had a typical agency job for the last 4.5 years and I'm afraid my freelance gap (which is honestly because I haven't found a job since I lost my last one) will push away good opportunities. Would you like to share your thoughts?

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You’re fine. The piece I’m proudest of is from 20 years ago — Cannes piece. I’ve been freelancing for decades. Keep working on that book, though. There are opportunities out there. Keep at it

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Love this for OP

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You can either tell them your authentic story and make art/content of that in itself or just push this project you're proud of and show them just how much involvement you had in it. What's meant for you will come to you no matter what. Don't ever let fear hold you back.

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Yep. If it’s good it’s good. But also - why no proactive cool work to freshen the book up and show you’re a creative whether you’re working full time or not?

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Just don’t say it was 5 years ago. If the idea still feels fresh, leverage it.

If the idea is now dated, eg. it was a Vine idea or some NFT nonsense, then it’s probably time to stop talking about it.

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